• The fuel information management system will provide the public with visibility about the fuel stations that offer fuel, and the availability
• The system will be updated daily with  information about the fuel dispatch, along with the fuel filling station details

By Sandun A Jayasekera

In a bid to put an end to the queuing up of consumers at filling stations, the Government has decided to register fuel consumers at fuel stations and guarantee them a weekly supply of fuel. 

The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) will launch the Fuel Information Management System to provide greater efficiency in fuel Distribution Island-wide. 

The initiative is a collaboration between ICTA, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Ministry of Power and Energy.  The fuel information management system will provide the public with visibility about the fuel stations that offer fuel, and the availability. During the first phase, the system will be updated daily in the morning, with the information about the fuel dispatch, along with the fuel filling station details, the quantity of fuel dispatched, and the availability of stocks. The public would be able to search for the availability of fuel by location, fuel station, and fuel type and the platform will be accessible via web, mobile, and SMS.  Implementing the system would ease the burden, time and hassle of public queuing up at fuel stations not knowing when the next fuel bowser will be received by the fuel station.  

The public can log into the system via fuel.gov.lk and follow the instructions. In addition, one can also use the SMS feature by following three easy steps.  

 “We are happy to introduce this system together with the CPC and the Ministry of Power and Energy. Our teams have worked tirelessly to implement this system and we believe it is a timely initiative to ease the hassle and burden faced by the public”, Jayantha De Silva, Chairman ICTA said.